PayPal Holdings, Inc. $PYPL Shares Sold by Venture Visionary Partners LLC

Key Points

• Venture Visionary Partners LLC significantly reduced its stake in PayPal, selling 36,305 shares and lowering its holdings by 74.8% to 12,209 shares, valued at approximately $907,000.
• A number of large investors increased their positions in PayPal, notably Evermay Wealth Management which grew its stake by 726.0%, reflecting ongoing interest from institutional investors.
• PayPal reported a Q2 earnings per share of $1.40, outperforming estimates, and analysts currently have an average price target of $84.50 for the stock.

Venture Visionary Partners LLC lowered its stake in PayPal Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ:PYPL - Free Report) by 74.8% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 12,209 shares of the credit services provider's stock after selling 36,305 shares during the quarter. Venture Visionary Partners LLC's holdings in PayPal were worth $907,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

A number of other large investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Evermay Wealth Management LLC grew its position in shares of PayPal by 726.0% in the first quarter. Evermay Wealth Management LLC now owns 413 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 363 shares during the period. Garde Capital Inc. purchased a new position in PayPal in the 1st quarter valued at about $28,000. Tsfg LLC boosted its holdings in PayPal by 81.6% in the 1st quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 445 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 200 shares during the last quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd increased its stake in PayPal by 41.2% during the 1st quarter. Gordian Capital Singapore Pte Ltd now owns 473 shares of the credit services provider's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 138 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Crewe Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of PayPal by 1,461.8% during the first quarter. Crewe Advisors LLC now owns 531 shares of the credit services provider's stock valued at $35,000 after acquiring an additional 497 shares during the last quarter. 68.32% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on PYPL shares. Macquarie reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and issued a $95.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $75.00 target price on shares of PayPal in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of PayPal from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a research report on Saturday, August 2nd. Royal Bank Of Canada restated an "outperform" rating and set a $88.00 price target on shares of PayPal in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn upped their price objective on shares of PayPal from $66.00 to $70.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research note on Tuesday, September 16th. Seventeen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of "Hold" and an average price target of $84.50.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other PayPal news, CAO Chris Natali sold 7,102 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction on Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.35, for a total transaction of $492,523.70. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, insider Suzan Kereere sold 4,162 shares of PayPal stock in a transaction on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.39, for a total value of $288,801.18. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 48,483 shares in the company, valued at $3,364,235.37. This represents a 7.91% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 15,102 shares of company stock worth $1,046,607. Company insiders own 0.08% of the company's stock.

PayPal Trading Down 3.8%

Shares of PYPL opened at $67.06 on Wednesday. PayPal Holdings, Inc. has a 12-month low of $55.85 and a 12-month high of $93.66. The firm has a market capitalization of $64.07 billion, a P/E ratio of 14.33, a P/E/G ratio of 1.07 and a beta of 1.43. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $69.23 and a 200 day moving average price of $69.33. The company has a current ratio of 1.33, a quick ratio of 1.33 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.56.

PayPal (NASDAQ:PYPL - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July 29th. The credit services provider reported $1.40 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.30 by $0.10. PayPal had a net margin of 14.49% and a return on equity of 25.35%. The company had revenue of $8.29 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $8.08 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted $1.19 EPS. PayPal has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.180-1.220 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 5.150-5.300 EPS. Sell-side analysts forecast that PayPal Holdings, Inc. will post 5.03 EPS for the current year.

PayPal Company Profile

PayPal Holdings, Inc operates a technology platform that enables digital payments on behalf of merchants and consumers worldwide. It operates a two-sided network at scale that connects merchants and consumers that enables its customers to connect, transact, and send and receive payments through online and in person, as well as transfer and withdraw funds using various funding sources, such as bank accounts, PayPal or Venmo account balance, PayPal and Venmo branded credit products comprising its installment products, credit and debit cards, and cryptocurrencies, as well as other stored value products, including gift cards and eligible rewards.

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